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Colin’s MRI Results… and so Much More

Mom — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:22:49 +0000

Colin enjoyed three nights on the prowl (i.e. outpatient) before a planned admission on Friday for chemo to start on Saturday. He enjoyed his time out on the town, and it was great once again to have the family in one place. This was also our trial run of the new home health agency, which [...]

Five Millimeters

Mom — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:09:42 +0000

Colin had a great day today. He sat up several times and is getting more opportunity to hold his head erect (more or less). We had speech therapy and physical therapy visit today, and we have asked that the swallow specialist return because Colin is definitely clearing his secretions better from his throat, suggesting that [...]

Two Steps Forward…

Mom — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:40:56 +0000

Today, Colin was definitely less sleepy although still quite congested and having a hard time keeping his oxygen saturation high enough. He received an oxygen blow-by all day and wore a mask when venturing out on the stroller. This required the hardware of an oxygen tank on wheels (absent the tank these tend to look [...]

New Belly Button

Mom — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:11:11 +0000

On Monday, Colin had surgery to install a G-tube (a second bionic belly button next to the organic original) and perform a fundoplication, which serves to prevent reflux. Over the weekend, Colin appeared to suffer from symptoms of a run of the mill virus and had a few bouts of vomiting.

Though we suspected that the [...]

Signs and Omens

Mom — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:52:34 +0000

The unlayering of knowledge and understanding that comes with the process of an unfolding medical situation is distressing, frustrating and immutable. The challenge presented itself from the first moment when Dr. Michelin in the Danbury Hospital emergency room said, “it’s not good news.” A second instance was when Dr. Wisoff revealed that the tumor had [...]

MRI Comparison

Mom — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:01:07 +0000

This evening, Dr. Wisoff sat down and showed us the comparisons of the pre-op and post-op MRIs. The images confirm that he did remove 95 – 98% of the disease. There are two areas in addition to the one where he knew he left tumor where there may still be tumor there. However, it can [...]

Post-Surgical Review

Mom — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:34:32 +0000

Dr. Wisoff gave us a quick post-surgical report, even before surgery was over (Dr. Harter was overseeing the closing procedure). He was able to successfully remove 95 – 98% of the tumor, which is great news and significantly more than we had hoped for in Westchester.

There is a small bit of stubborn tumor left on [...]

In Good Hands

Mom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:25:26 +0000

Colin just went into surgery and we should expect to hear word from Dr. Wisoff on the success of the resection from him. However, we got a call from him before he entered the surgery regarding the strategy and the results of the pre-operative MRI.

Dr. Wisoff ordered a full MRI of his head and entire [...]

Tuesday Surgery

Mom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:45:03 +0000

There is no such thing as certainty. Colin’s surgery has been moved up to Tuesday, following a trip to the emergency room late Sunday. All day, he had seemed more agitated than usual and probably experiencing pain. He slept only while nursing and had a difficult time going to sleep. When he finally did, he [...]

More Family Fun

Mom — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:47:54 +0000

Today, Colin enjoyed another family get-together. The highlight was probably a quad ride with Uncle Steve (it was the slowest and most careful that he has ever driven in his life!)… though the cake ranked pretty high.

He has to keep his distance from the kids especially and spent much of the day observing the activity [...]